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Lighten Up

Erin Rae

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Cat No: GMR0001LP

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Release Date:  04 February 2022

Label:  Good Memory / Thirty Tigers

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  793888437005

Genres:  Folk  Singer Songwriter  

Release Date:  04 February 2022

Label:  Good Memory / Thirty Tigers

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  793888436909

Genres:  Folk  Singer Songwriter  

  • Description

    Produced by Jonathan Wilson (Dawes, Father John Misty, Conor Oberst), Erin Rae's highly anticipated new album Lighten Up is a timeless amalgam of classic pop, cosmic country and indie rock, recorded earlier this year in California's Topanga Canyon.

    Three years have passed since the release of her critically acclaimed debut Putting On Airs, which drew high praise from publications from Rolling Stone to NPR Music. She mostly spent her time on the road, performing at Newport Folk and Red Rocks, sharing stages with Iron & Wine, Jason Isbell, Jenny Lewis, Hiss Golden Messenger and Father John Misty, before her touring came to a sharp halt at the start of the pandemic. The solitude of the road and then the pandemic created space for Rae to undergo a sonic and philosophical shift where she found personal catharsis in creating an album that reflected on her newfound lessons of self acceptance, alongside finding the confidence to offer social commentary on the environment, gender identity and equality. "My last record was a lot of self-assessment and criticism, and trying to kick old habits and ways of relating and not relating to people," Rae acknowledges. "This one is about blossoming, opening up, and living a little more in the present moment. Fully experiencing what it is to be human."

    With a renewed sense of agency, Rae also took a more active role in creating the kaleidoscopic soundscape that became Lighten Up, setting out to reflect a sound she calls, "an emotional pallet, I could get lost in." Alongside Erin and Jonathan Wilson, who contributed various instruments, the album also features guest appearances from fellow rising star singer songwriters, Meg Duffy, Ny Oh, and Kevin Morby.

    Description

    Produced by Jonathan Wilson (Dawes, Father John Misty, Conor Oberst), Erin Rae's highly anticipated new album Lighten Up is a timeless amalgam of classic pop, cosmic country and indie rock, recorded earlier this year in California's Topanga Canyon.

    Three years have passed since the release of her critically acclaimed debut Putting On Airs, which drew high praise from publications from Rolling Stone to NPR Music. She mostly spent her time on the road, performing at Newport Folk and Red Rocks, sharing stages with Iron & Wine, Jason Isbell, Jenny Lewis, Hiss Golden Messenger and Father John Misty, before her touring came to a sharp halt at the start of the pandemic. The solitude of the road and then the pandemic created space for Rae to undergo a sonic and philosophical shift where she found personal catharsis in creating an album that reflected on her newfound lessons of self acceptance, alongside finding the confidence to offer social commentary on the environment, gender identity and equality. "My last record was a lot of self-assessment and criticism, and trying to kick old habits and ways of relating and not relating to people," Rae acknowledges. "This one is about blossoming, opening up, and living a little more in the present moment. Fully experiencing what it is to be human."

    With a renewed sense of agency, Rae also took a more active role in creating the kaleidoscopic soundscape that became Lighten Up, setting out to reflect a sound she calls, "an emotional pallet, I could get lost in." Alongside Erin and Jonathan Wilson, who contributed various instruments, the album also features guest appearances from fellow rising star singer songwriters, Meg Duffy, Ny Oh, and Kevin Morby.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Candy + Curry
      • 2. Can't See Stars
      • 3. True Love's Face
      • 4. Gonna Be Strange
      • 5. California Belongs To You
      • 6. Cosmic Sigh
      • 7. Modern Woman
      • 8. Drift Away
      • 9. Enemy
      • 10. Mind - Heart
      • 11. Lighten Up And Try
      • 12. Undone

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Candy + Curry
      • 2. Can't See Stars
      • 3. True Love's Face
      • 4. Gonna Be Strange
      • 5. California Belongs To You
      • 6. Cosmic Sigh
      • 7. Modern Woman
      • 8. Drift Away
      • 9. Enemy
      • 10. Mind - Heart
      • 11. Lighten Up And Try
      • 12. Undone